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How to Defeat Minerva in Crisis Core Reunion
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion

How to Defeat Minerva in Crisis Core Reunion

Learn how to unlock and defeat Minerva, the superboss of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. Get the best materia, equipment, and strategy to win.

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Learn how to unlock and defeat Minerva, the superboss of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. Get the best materia, equipment, and strategy to win.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Unlock Mission 9-6-6: Complete Missions 8-4-1 to 8-4-6, then 8-5-1 to 8-5-6. Finally, complete the entire M9 category to unlock M9-6-6, which directly starts the Minerva boss fight.
  2. 2
    Prepare Your Setup: Aim for max stats (HP 99,999, ATK/VIT/SPR 255). Materia should focus on HP boosts (Costly Punch, Aerial Drain), ATK (High Jump), healing (Curaga), defense (Wall), and utility (Mug).
  3. 3
    Equip Accessories: Use Genji Gloves (99,999 damage limit, critical hits), Adaman Bangle (99,999 HP limit), Ziedrich (stat boosts, elemental resistance), and Genji Helm (infinite MP/AP, Libra).
  4. 4
    Gather Gil and Items: Purchase X-Potions for healing. The Genji Helm can be bought from Shade for 1,000,000 Gil after unlocking M9-5-4.
  5. 5
    Start the Fight: Select Mission 9-6-6. Minerva has 10,000,000 HP (77,777,777 on Hard Mode).
  6. 6
    Manage Minerva's Attacks:
  7. 7
    Keep Wall and Raise active at all times.
  8. 8
    Dodge or heal elemental/physical attacks like Krysta (which can freeze Zack).
  9. 9
    For Ultima, ensure you have 99,999 HP and a Phoenix Down active, as it deals increasing damage up to 99,999. After hitting max damage, it resets to a lower amount.
  10. 10
    For Judgment Arrow, aim to have the Ability gauge at least 75% and max HP. This attack deals heavy damage, drains MP/AP, and strips all buffs, including Raise and Wall. Immediately use a Phoenix Down and recast Wall.
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    Deal Damage: Consistently use Costly Punch for 99,999 damage per hit. Use Aerial Drain to close distance, avoid attacks, and regenerate HP. Limit Breaks like Rush Assault and Octaslash can also help.
  12. 12
    Heal and Survive: Use X-Potions when HP drops below 50%. Always have a Phoenix Down ready, and use Mug to steal more if needed.
Tips
  • Materia stat boosts can be raised to +99, then a single stat boost item can change it to the desired stat.
  • Accessories are found through missions: Genji Gloves (M9-6-4), Adaman Bangle (M7-3-6), Ziedrich (M9-5-6). Genji Helm is purchased from Shade.
  • Aerial Drain provides decent HP regeneration, often better than Curaga.
  • Keep Wall up at all times.
  • Mug is useful for stealing Phoenix Downs if you run out.
  • Consider X-Potions as your primary healing method over Curaga.
  • Limit Breaks can effectively chip away at Minerva's health.

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